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Arguments of, "doesn't fit the story," negates what should actually be driving the design of a land - how it makes the guest feel - and instead elevates the drive for "plot logic," a weird thing to emphasize because there's no need for plot logic in themed experiences. To use the example at...

You know, I don't think so. Baxter has been unexpectedly supportive of nearly everything Disney has done in recent years (he thought both Frozenstrom and Mission Breakout were good ideas) and he has been clear that he doesn't see a problem with Disney's current IP focus. Listening to him talk...

This is because the way we build cities is all wrong. Great cities are built at a micro-level, where a diverse number of people are given small plots of land close to one another and each builds a specific building to match the owner's desired function, and over time a cityscape of variety...

Construction expected through 2050. LOL

Welcome to the 21st Century, Disneyland parking 🙄. Perhaps soon you can deduce that this technology can also be used to get rid of the ticket booth system for theme park parking.

Dunno where you think there'd be space in Hollywood. That place is capped out unless they get rid of Citywalk.

Marvel fits Tomorrowland very, very well. It's why I think management should have put some thought into franchise placement instead of recklessly throwing them into places without care. The Imagineers should be given chances to try things out. Hollywoodland becoming Pixar Studios is a good...

There's actually a ton of land available in Tomorrowland, there just needs to be a willingness to level most of it. It also depends on what form the Avengers ride takes. I'm not a fan of the simulator-thingie they've announced, but a coaster might have worked ok if they wove it in and around...

Disney put no effort into this land. It is, basically, a retheme, a forced fit (deigning to even build a new building but mandating imagineering try to fit a ride into what was originally a one room theatre), and an unimaginative visual schema. What's even more amazing to me is the lack of...

I'm willing to bet he wouldn't have any substantial vision at all. The going trend is these guys are hired from somewhere outside Disneyland (and increasingly, outside the theme parks; honestly, how hard is it to hire internally?) and are mostly only using it as a stepping stone to something...

There is no proof going the IP route increased business.

Is it possible to re-open and still house the NBA bubble that is rumored to be heading there mid-July? If they are doing that, they've got to segment the resort somehow. The NBA machine is going to be quite a number of people, and there's got to be a way to prevent NBA player and personnel...

The criticism of Kathleen Kennedy here are weird. Do you guys realize her record as a movie producer is just bonkers? It's among the all-time great, Hall of Fame careers. She was head of two production studios. Both were widely successful. The number of great directors who worked with her...

This is true. Although I still think a well-designed covered breezeway is sufficient. Magic Kingdom's early queues were often of this type, and so are other Disney resorts with temperamental weather. Paris (rainy and cold), for instance, has many queues like this and they are wonderful.

You're looking at an old satellite photo. The building you are pointing at (much of the area you chose wasn't even a building) was the old Autopia that was in the process of being demolished. Here's the most recent publicly available satellite photo, notice the date: Land's cleared, but...

The Avengers attraction in Hong Kong hasn't even begun construction yet. The building you were looking at is the Iron Man ride over there. The plot of land for the Avengers ride is over 2 acres in size, more than double the size of that square you've drawn.

Unpopular opinion I feel moderately strongly about: - There's too much emphasis on E-tickets. And not enough calls for a rich assortment of simple dark rides. Unpopular opinion I feel very strongly about: - There should be a fee to bring a stroller into the park. Unpopular opinion so crazy...

I like the idea of a Star Wars version of Rivers of America. Where you get in a ginormous sandcrawler and get to wander up and down and around the vehicle while it cruises through a desert canyon landscape with some animals in it. There's like real life performers in jawa sandrobes and stuff...

Exactly. All that article shows is that VP Dan Cockerell doesn't give one about theme parks as an art form and place for creative spark, and simply sees it as a business that preys on a certain weakness in people (in this case, their weakness for familiarity over being challenged by new...

That entire area - with the Hyperion theater/eating area and whatever circular building just south west of it - was just a placeholder that could be easily demolished for future additions. I actually think the entire northeast section of the park is entirely vague, including the eastern side of...